German Security Many security units had older recruits armed with different weapons Platoon from front-line units

April 1942-end of war (KStN 4031) v1 May 2019 German Security Platoon Support List List One Landesschützen security Satchel charge platoons Car or truck Medic Once it became clear that the conquest of the USSR Adjutant would be a long slog, the Wehrmacht began to Minefield organise for a long-term occupation. Part of that was Barbed wire combatting the increasingly well-organised partisans Single Panzerfaust (from ’44 onwards) in the army’s rear areas. Pioneer demolition team Pioneer wire clearing team Security division were raised. Often, they were Entrenchments for one team equipped using captured enemy weapons, and List Two training and discipline were highly variable. Roadblock 5cm Mortar team, 2 men Anti-tank rifle team, 2 men Platoon Force Rating Panzerknacker team, 4 men Upgrade all LMGs to MG34 Green: -6 SMGs for all squad leaders and platoon commander Command Dice: 4 plus phase dice Sniper team Pre-game Barrage Green Motorcycle route security team List Three Platoon Headquarters Green squad with LMG Leutnant, Senior Leader, with pistol SdKfz 221 (MG) Flak 30 or 38 2cm AA gun, 5 crew plus JL Green MG34 SFMG, 5 crew Squads One and Two Pak 36 AT gun, 5 crew plus JL Obergefreiter, Junior Leader, with rifle List Four LMG Team Rifle Team Pioneer engineering squad MG26(t) or 30(t) LMG, 2 5 riflemen Forward observer with 8cm mortar battery crew. 1 rifleman le.IG18 Infantry gun, 5 crew plus JL T-26 M1933 Beutepanzer SdKfz 221 (sPzB41) Squads Three and Four List Five Obergefreiter, Junior Leader, with rifle Somua S35 Beutepanzer 8 riflemen BT-7 Beutepanzer SdKfz 222 Notes: Troop Quality All troops and vehicles are green.

The platoon rolls four command dice, plus one “phase dice”. Use a different coloured dice for this. Only 5s and 6s on this dice are counted.

Motorcycle Security Team Three men mounted on one motorcycle with sidecar. Consists of 1x MG34 with three crew

Panzerknacker Team As per the main rulebook. Four men with three charges, three smoke grenades and one MG34. This is an “anti- tank weapons team”, to use any of the weapons including the LMG against non-vehicle targets requires a command from an SL as per 9.3.1

National Characteristics Use the standard German rules from the rulebook: “Machinengewehr” and “Handgranaten!”

MG26(t) and MG30(t)

The German names for the Czech-built ZB 26 and ZB 30 light machine guns, these were the guns the British Bren were based on. Produced in large numbers from the captured Brno factory, many SS and security units were equipped with them, as MG34s and 42s were prioritised for front-line units.

They are a mag-fed LMG, but do not use the Bren “concentrated fire” special rule, instead benefitting from the German “maschinengewehr” rule, as this represents the tactical emphasis of the training rather than the technical aspects of the weapon.